Advice from your friendly neighborhood lawyer

I don't think I'll get hate on this post but I feel the need to bring attention to some bad legal advice I see constantly going around on the Internet. I see it on post on here and online. I'm making this post because many lawyers will just take your money and not tell you your case probably doesn't have a chance so I'm gonna give this advice. I see wayyy too many people commenting on post on here or even on tiktok and other platforms where someone is being wronged and people are commenting sue for defamation of character! I thought it was always known that suing for defamation was ALMOST always kind of pointless. To save some people money I just wanted to give some legal advice. It's not illegal to some point to lie about someone. The point of a defamation lawsuit isn't to punish the one spreading the defamation. It's to make up for the DAMAGES it caused. The biggest thing in a defamation lawsuit is you have to prove damages. You have to prove not only that you lost money, but that the money you lost was caused directly by that lie which is why those lawsuits are so hard to win. If your ex boyfriend goes around lying about you cheating on him, I'm sorry. That's. That's not gonna win you a defamation lawsuit. Even if someone lied on a review for your restaurant and your business slowed down, you have to prove that review directly caused your business to slow down. Defamation cases can last years and a lot of the times are pointless. I just so many people online telling people get sue happy and it's expensive and there are lawyers who will just take your money knowing your chances are slim. Don't shoot the messenger

Edit: Wanted to add something because yes if it's true that's also not defamation. Another thing that isn't defamation is an OPINION! If someone gives their opinion about you, it's not defamation. If a guy finds out you have a high body count so he goes around calling you a whore for no reason besides you being a woman with a high body count, is he a crap person? Yes. Is it defamation? No. It's his opinion. An opinion is not defamation. Defamation is a lie, that has malice intent, and that caused damages. I forgot to mention you also have to prove that person knew what they were saying was a lie, prove they had malice intent behind it, and prove damages. These are all things you have to prove for defamation which is why it's so hard to win.